Shanyang City.
The gongs and drums are noisy, the lights are bright, and it is so lively.
The comprehensive reconstruction work of the City God Temple has been completed.
Today's City God's Temple no longer has the constraints of a roof, but is more like a square, much like the huge and domineering mountain statue at the spectacular sub-base that Xu Bo'an had seen before in the valley.
The square in front of the statue of the City God also occupies a large area.
At this time, in addition to the county government officials who were offering incense, there were many people crowding in the square to watch. Everyone held a torch in their hands, which just reflected the dark night sky. bright.
On this day of the completion ceremony, Lord Zun Chao Wang of Qipin County, Shanyang County specially brought the leadership team of the county government here to attend the completion ceremony.
Xu Bo'an just came here, and he didn't know what was going on. He just felt that there were quite a lot of acquaintances looking around.
Cha Chao held three sticks of incense in front of him and lit them respectfully.
Ma Han and Lao Jiao stood not far away, both wearing the same clothes.
However, Xu Boan searched carefully and found Li Qingshi, and he didn't know where the boy had gone.
And Xu Bo'an was also very surprised, what were these people trying to do when they gathered here at night.
Xu Boan was just thinking about what he was doing when he heard the Shanyang County Zun Dynasty, who was standing at the front and closest to the statue of the City God, speak.
"Grandpa Mountain God, I, the dynasty of Shanyang County, have led the people of the county to come here with piety, stop here with admiration, and want to pray for the blessings of Grandpa Mountain God.
Grandpa Mountain God has great power in the mountains and rivers, and his virtues are widespread. We look up to his majestic appearance and fear his majesty. We would like to take advantage of this good and auspicious day to sincerely pray for the blessings of Grandpa Mountain God.
What we ask for. , It is not a house full of gold and jade, but it is not a place of overwhelming power. I only wish for peace in my country and good health for my people. I wish for good weather and good harvests. I wish for diseases to be far away and for me to live a prosperous life. This is our sincere wish. I sincerely hope that the mountain god will take pity on you and bless you. Xiang.
We know very well that the way to pray for blessings is to be in awe and do good deeds. Therefore, we should uphold this intention, respect the mountain god as our destiny, and hope that the mountain god will learn from our sincerity. Bless us with blessings and protect our health.
I would like to pray to Grandpa Mountain God for his blessings and blessings. I would like to express my gratitude. ”
While speaking, Wang Chao put the three sticks of incense in the incense burner on the incense table with a pious expression.
As soon as this awkward language came out, Xu Boan had a hard time understanding it.
It's not that Xu Bo'an's educational level is too low, it's that the man in science and engineering was a little slow to react when he heard such classical Chinese-style sentences.
Although I only heard a general idea, after listening to the whole story, Xu Boan still felt that it was very noble.
The full text probably describes their awe, gratitude, and admiration for themselves.
Then when describing what he was praying for, he loftily explained that he was not coveting gold, silver, wealth or power and status, but was concerned about the peace of his family and country and the well-being of his people.
With this style choice and writing level, it is completely a good official classical Chinese article.
If I were at this level, when I took the high school entrance exam and the college entrance examination, composition, which was the biggest scoring item in the Chinese language exam, would definitely get a high score even if I couldn't get a full score.
A few years before the college entrance examination, Xu Bo'an once wrote a very influential full-mark essay in classical Chinese style "The Death of the Red Rabbit". It caused a craze for classical Chinese essays at that time, and many people took it Got a high score.
Xu Bo'an was in a good mood by this burst of retro-style praise. Just as he was thinking about whether to say something to appease everyone, he heard the Dynasty kneeling on the ground speak again.
"Grandpa Mountain God, Shanyang City coincides with natural and man-made disasters. In recent years, the crops have failed, and the common people are worried.
The grains are the foundation of people's livelihood and the foundation of the country. Today it suffered a natural disaster. , causing the fields to be barren and the people to suffer from hunger and cold, we are heartbroken
So he kowtows devoutly and prays to Grandpa the Mountain God. Grandpa Fuwangshan God noticed the plight of the people in Yangcheng, my mountain, and blessed me with blessings and good luck, ensuring that my city had a good harvest and easing the suffering of the people from hunger and cold.
We know very well that the blessings of Grandpa Mountain God are as heavy as mountains, so we should be grateful and do good deeds to repay Grandpa Mountain God’s kindness.
From then on, the people of Yangcheng, my mountain, have been working hard and obeying the weather in order to have a full harvest.
Today I take advantage of the joy of rebuilding the treasure land and pray to the mountain god Grandpa. May Grandpa Mountain God bless Shanyang City and give the people a full warehouse of food to tide them over. "
After saying that, Wang Chao lowered his head and kowtowed again, kowtowed three times in a row, then straightened up and bowed to the mountain god grandpa again.
Having adapted to the first half, Xu Boan's words are quite interesting. I soon understood a lot.
This was the dynasty coming forward, bringing a group of government officials and people to come here to pray for food on the occasion of the completion ceremony of the City God's Hall.
Drought has continued in Shanyang County in recent years, and the people have suffered from food shortages. Recently, they have been attacked by the White Cotton Rebellion and the Qianliang Rebellion. Countless grains have been looted, and the people have suffered heavy losses. There is almost no food left.
Life is really difficult.
“Dynasty, how much food do you need? "Since so many people have spoken, Xu Bo'an has no intention of refusing. After all, he is his own villain and must be taken care of. Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Anyway, he is not short of food, so he can help with just a little effort. .
Hearing this, Wang Chao looked overjoyed and felt relieved, and rambled: "Although I have submitted a letter to the imperial court requesting for grain tax exemption, I have not yet received a response. At present, the rations and taxes needed by Shanyang County are Food, at least..."
Xu Bo'an frowned and interrupted Wang Chao's words, and said sternly: "Nonsense, I gave food to save people. I can’t bear it, so I came up with this plan. Do you still want me to pay the food tax for you, the county magistrate?” Grandpa Mountain God misunderstood, and said hurriedly and fearfully: "I don't dare, I am just reporting to Grandpa Mountain God frankly, and I have no other intentions. According to the current situation of Shanyang City, the food needed by the hungry people per day is about two hundred stones, so I hope With the grace of the mountain god, save the people of Shanyang County."
Xu Bo'an had heard the villagers discussing food in Kaoshan Village before. At that time, Xu Bo'an rewarded the villagers in Kaoshan Village with a paper cup of rice and rice. A paper cup of noodles caused many villagers to whisper and chat, including the calculation of the grain in these two "silos".
Xu Bo'an also heard some useful measurement methods. After a simple comparison, he found that the amount of this stone is approximately equivalent to about 53 kilograms.
Xu Boan quickly made a comparison and estimate based on this quantity. Two hundred stone loads is about 10 tons. Based on the rough estimate of the approximate proportions inside and outside the bonsai, the grain is only fifty kilograms. According to the commonly used The 25kg big bag of rice is just two standard bags of rice.
According to the price of about three yuan per pound, it is only three hundred yuan.
With this negligible consumption, let alone giving them a day's ration, Xu Bo'an can afford to feed them even for a year or more. It was even said that with Xu Boan's current financial resources, there would be no problem in supporting the people of this city.
Of course, Xu Boan still understands the principle of rescuing people from emergencies rather than rescuing the poor.
In the current famine, Xu Boan can only help. The future development of Shanyang County will naturally depend on the county leader Wang Chao.
Of course, if Xu Boan is profitable, even if he continues to gain emotional value, Xu Boan will always be willing to help them.
Under the current situation, it is enough to help them for a while.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an said loudly: "This matter is agreed, you just wait for a while."
The dynasty led the crowd to kneel down and thank him repeatedly.
Xu Bo'an stepped on the accelerator and drove towards Dongjiang Second Construction. After all, there were so many people in Shanyang City. If Xu Bo'an wanted to actually help them, the little rice and noodles he had at home would not be enough.
It is getting late now, and the supermarket may not be open at this time. The company canteen has a lot of stock, but it can be used temporarily for emergencies and can be replenished later.
The companies affiliated to the Construction Engineering Group are still very user-friendly at this point. The canteen is not only exclusive for internal staff, but people who come from outside to do business can also buy food.
Even some employees are willing to take the food home for their families to enjoy. Firstly, it is high-quality and low-priced, and secondly, they feel at ease. Especially the steamed buns made by the canteen’s noodle chef are widely praised by employees.
Even every winter, the canteen will accept the entrustment of many employees to purchase cabbage, green onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other necessary winter reserves in the north. After all, the company purchases uniformly, whether in terms of unit price or quality. The selection is very safe.
It is also because of these invisible potential benefits that these companies under the Construction Engineering Group have always been the dream companies of many people in Dongjiang City, which is why they have such a great reputation.
About half an hour later, Xu Boan returned to Dongjiang Second Building.
Seeing Xu Boan's car, Liu Quan, who was already sitting in the car with the ignition on and ready to leave, immediately turned off the ignition. He got out of the car and walked a few steps to Xu Boan's car to help Xu Boan. Opening the driver's door, he smiled and said to Xu Bo'an: "Mr. Xu, you are back. Do you want to tell the canteen to cook you something to eat?"
Liu Quan was really happy because he worked overtime. The son was noticed by the leader.
Xu Boan waved his hand and said: "There is no need for meals. Our canteen should have big bags of white flour rice. In this way, you can arrange for someone to bring two bags of rice and two bags of white flour and put them in my office first. No If so, they can be put into small bags, and the total quantity is about one hundred kilograms each."
Liu Quan thought Xu Boan was wrong, and kindly reminded him: "There are some, just...offices? Mr. Xu, how about I just let you go in the car?"
Xu Bo'an waved his hand and said, "Just do as I say."
Liu Quan has an advantage. He would never break the casserole and ask questions to the end. He said immediately: "I understand, Mr. Xu. We will arrange it immediately."
After thinking about it, Xu Boan said again: "Also, some more meat. Let’s buy cooking oil. Just twenty or thirty kilograms of pork will be enough. Four or five barrels of oil will be enough. Then you can make a list for me and see how much it costs. I’ll make up for it tomorrow.” br>
Liu Quan naturally knew that he could not be polite to the leader at this time. After all, he was just a wage earner and could not blatantly be generous to the company. He immediately nodded with a smile and said: "I understand, Mr. Xu, I will make arrangements immediately."
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Xu Bo'an smiled with satisfaction, patted Liu Quan on the shoulder, and asked: "Are you still not coming back so late? The work is never finished, you have to learn to adjust."
Liu Quan is also a good person, As soon as he heard it, he knew that this was Mr. Xu's attempt to spread the pie, and he immediately responded: "Thank you for your concern, leader. You come to the company so late. Our little business volume doesn't matter. We are all doing things for the company, and everyone is willing to do so."
Xu Boan nodded and did not continue the topic.
After all, he was here to handle private matters. It was really against his will to talk about this kind of situation, but he had to deal with it.
So he ended the topic and said directly: "Okay, you kid must pay attention to your health. I will go back to the office first."
Liu Quan greeted from behind with a smile: "Leader, please go slowly. I will arrange for someone to deliver the things right away."
Xu Bo'an waved his hand, said no more, and went directly to the office.
Soon, two 50-jin bags of rice, two 50-jin bags of flour, and two boxes were delivered to Xu Boan's office.
One of the boxes contained four barrels of cooking oil in a cardboard box, and the other was a thoughtful foam box with ice packs and pork inside.
Xu Boan nodded with satisfaction, Liu Quan had always been very careful.
These things may not seem like much, but to the little people in the bonsai world, they are enough for tens of thousands of hungry people in the city to drink very thick porridge, at least the kind of regular relief porridge that can't be poured by standing up chopsticks.
With such a meal, you can last for three days!
In addition to meat and oil, it can also replenish nutrition and oil and water in the stomach. Of course, the distribution of these things must be decided by the dynasty itself. There must be something good to mobilize people's enthusiasm.
After the others left, Xu Boan called out the bonsai and put it away, then opened the bag of rice and noodles.
The next moment, Xu Boan consumed the incense and wish power, and his sight cut into Shanyang City.
In front of the statue of the City God, those people were still kneeling respectfully on the ground under the leadership of the Dynasty.
Suddenly, there was a "swish" sound coming from behind. Originally, everyone could bear not to look back. After all, they were worshiping the mountain god grandpa. It would be a bit awkward to turn around rashly. My son has no respect for the gods.
But as the sound got louder and louder, someone finally couldn't help it anymore, turned his head and looked back, and then couldn't help shouting.
"Is this... hail? Oh no... Oh my God, mountains of rice are falling from the sky! Grandpa Mountain God, it must be a blessing from Grandpa Mountain God!"
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly turned around to look. When I went there, I saw a white ribbon hanging in the distant sky.
Looking carefully, I discovered that a huge rice ball like a waterfall fell from the sky. On the empty bluestone square underground, a mountain of rice like a hill had already been piled up.
This is naturally Xu Boan's method. This method is much more shocking than just dropping a big bag of rice that looks like a mountain and leaving it there.
The high B grid looks more like a miracle!
Although it seems a bit laborious, it can be done with just a funnel. (End of this chapter)